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| GigaSet 307x Device Driver
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| ==========================
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| 
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| 1.   Requirements
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|      ------------
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| 1.1. Hardware
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|      --------
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|      This release supports the connection of the Gigaset 307x/417x family of
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|      ISDN DECT bases via Gigaset M101 Data, Gigaset M105 Data or direct USB
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|      connection. The following devices are reported to be compatible:
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| 
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|      Bases:
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|         Siemens Gigaset 3070/3075 isdn
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|         Siemens Gigaset 4170/4175 isdn
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|         Siemens Gigaset SX205/255
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|         Siemens Gigaset SX353
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|         T-Com Sinus 45 [AB] isdn
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|         T-Com Sinus 721X[A] [SE]
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|         Vox Chicago 390 ISDN (KPN Telecom)
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| 
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|      RS232 data boxes:
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|         Siemens Gigaset M101 Data
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|         T-Com Sinus 45 Data 1
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| 
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|      USB data boxes:
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|         Siemens Gigaset M105 Data
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|         Siemens Gigaset USB Adapter DECT
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|         T-Com Sinus 45 Data 2
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|         T-Com Sinus 721 data
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|         Chicago 390 USB (KPN)
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| 
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|      See also http://www.erbze.info/sinus_gigaset.htm and
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|               http://gigaset307x.sourceforge.net/
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| 
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|      We had also reports from users of Gigaset M105 who could use the drivers
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|      with SX 100 and CX 100 ISDN bases (only in unimodem mode, see section 2.4.)
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|      If you have another device that works with our driver, please let us know.
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| 
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|      Chances of getting an USB device to work are good if the output of
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|         lsusb
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|      at the command line contains one of the following:
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|         ID 0681:0001
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|         ID 0681:0002
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|         ID 0681:0009
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|         ID 0681:0021
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|         ID 0681:0022
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| 
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| 1.2. Software
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|      --------
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|      The driver works with ISDN4linux and so can be used with any software
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|      which is able to use ISDN4linux for ISDN connections (voice or data).
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|      CAPI4Linux support is planned but not yet available.
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| 
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|      There are some user space tools available at
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|      http://sourceforge.net/projects/gigaset307x/
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|      which provide access to additional device specific functions like SMS,
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|      phonebook or call journal.
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| 
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| 
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| 2.   How to use the driver
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|      ---------------------
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| 2.1. Modules
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|      -------
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|      For the devices to work, the proper kernel modules have to be loaded.
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|      This normally happens automatically when the system detects the USB
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|      device (base, M105) or when the line discipline is attached (M101). It
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|      can also be triggered manually using the modprobe(8) command, for example
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|      for troubleshooting or to pass module parameters.
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| 
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|      The module ser_gigaset provides a serial line discipline N_GIGASET_M101
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|      which drives the device through the regular serial line driver. It must
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|      be attached to the serial line to which the M101 is connected with the
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|      ldattach(8) command (requires util-linux-ng release 2.14 or later), for
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|      example:
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| 	 ldattach GIGASET_M101 /dev/ttyS1
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|      This will open the device file, attach the line discipline to it, and
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|      then sleep in the background, keeping the device open so that the line
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|      discipline remains active. To deactivate it, kill the daemon, for example
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|      with
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| 	 killall ldattach
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|      before disconnecting the device. To have this happen automatically at
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|      system startup/shutdown on an LSB compatible system, create and activate
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|      an appropriate LSB startup script /etc/init.d/gigaset. (The init name
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|      'gigaset' is officially assigned to this project by LANANA.)
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|      Alternatively, just add the 'ldattach' command line to /etc/rc.local.
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| 
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| 2.2. Device nodes for user space programs
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|      ------------------------------------
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|      The device can be accessed from user space (eg. by the user space tools
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|      mentioned in 1.2.) through the device nodes:
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| 
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|      - /dev/ttyGS0 for M101 (RS232 data boxes)
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|      - /dev/ttyGU0 for M105 (USB data boxes)
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|      - /dev/ttyGB0 for the base driver (direct USB connection)
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| 
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|      You can also select a "default device" which is used by the frontends when
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|      no device node is given as parameter, by creating a symlink /dev/ttyG to
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|      one of them, eg.:
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| 
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|         ln -s /dev/ttyGB0 /dev/ttyG
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| 
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| 2.3. ISDN4linux
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|      ----------
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|      This is the "normal" mode of operation. After loading the module you can
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|      set up the ISDN system just as you'd do with any ISDN card.
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|      Your distribution should provide some configuration utility.
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|      If not, you can use some HOWTOs like
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|          http://www.linuxhaven.de/dlhp/HOWTO/DE-ISDN-HOWTO-5.html
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|      If this doesn't work, because you have some recent device like SX100 where
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|      debug output (see section 3.2.) shows something like this when dialing
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|          CMD Received: ERROR
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|          Available Params: 0
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|          Connection State: 0, Response: -1
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|          gigaset_process_response: resp_code -1 in ConState 0 !
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|          Timeout occurred
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|      you might need to use unimodem mode:
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| 
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| 2.4. Unimodem mode
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|      -------------
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|      This is needed for some devices [e.g. SX100] as they have problems with
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|      the "normal" commands.
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| 
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|      If you have installed the command line tool gigacontr, you can enter
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|      unimodem mode using
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|          gigacontr --mode unimodem
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|      You can switch back using
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|          gigacontr --mode isdn
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| 
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|      You can also load the driver using e.g.
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|          modprobe usb_gigaset startmode=0
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|      to prevent the driver from starting in "isdn4linux mode".
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| 
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|      In this mode the device works like a modem connected to a serial port
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|      (the /dev/ttyGU0, ... mentioned above) which understands the commands
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|          ATZ                 init, reset
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|              => OK or ERROR
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|          ATD
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|          ATDT                dial
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|              => OK, CONNECT,
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|                 BUSY,
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|                 NO DIAL TONE,
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|                 NO CARRIER,
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|                 NO ANSWER
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|          <pause>+++<pause>   change to command mode when connected
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|          ATH                 hangup
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| 
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|      You can use some configuration tool of your distribution to configure this
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|      "modem" or configure pppd/wvdial manually. There are some example ppp
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|      configuration files and chat scripts in the gigaset-VERSION/ppp directory
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|      in the driver packages from http://sourceforge.net/projects/gigaset307x/.
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|      Please note that the USB drivers are not able to change the state of the
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|      control lines. This means you must use "Stupid Mode" if you are using
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|      wvdial or you should use the nocrtscts option of pppd.
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|      You must also assure that the ppp_async module is loaded with the parameter
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|      flag_time=0. You can do this e.g. by adding a line like
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| 
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|         options ppp_async flag_time=0
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| 
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|      to /etc/modprobe.conf. If your distribution has some local module
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|      configuration file like /etc/modprobe.conf.local,
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|      using that should be preferred.
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| 
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| 2.5. Call-ID (CID) mode
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|      ------------------
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|      Call-IDs are numbers used to tag commands to, and responses from, the
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|      Gigaset base in order to support the simultaneous handling of multiple
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|      ISDN calls. Their use can be enabled ("CID mode") or disabled ("Unimodem
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|      mode"). Without Call-IDs (in Unimodem mode), only a very limited set of
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|      functions is available. It allows outgoing data connections only, but
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|      does not signal incoming calls or other base events.
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| 
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|      DECT cordless data devices (M10x) permanently occupy the cordless
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|      connection to the base while Call-IDs are activated. As the Gigaset
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|      bases only support one DECT data connection at a time, this prevents
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|      other DECT cordless data devices from accessing the base.
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| 
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|      During active operation, the driver switches to the necessary mode
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|      automatically. However, for the reasons above, the mode chosen when
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|      the device is not in use (idle) can be selected by the user.
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|      - If you want to receive incoming calls, you can use the default
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|        settings (CID mode).
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|      - If you have several DECT data devices (M10x) which you want to use
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|        in turn, select Unimodem mode by passing the parameter "cidmode=0" to
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|        the driver ("modprobe usb_gigaset cidmode=0" or modprobe.conf).
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| 
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|      If you want both of these at once, you are out of luck.
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| 
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|      You can also use /sys/class/tty/ttyGxy/cidmode for changing the CID mode
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|      setting (ttyGxy is ttyGU0 or ttyGB0).
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| 
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| 2.6. Unregistered Wireless Devices (M101/M105)
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|      -----------------------------------------
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|      The main purpose of the ser_gigaset and usb_gigaset drivers is to allow
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|      the M101 and M105 wireless devices to be used as ISDN devices for ISDN
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|      connections through a Gigaset base. Therefore they assume that the device
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|      is registered to a DECT base.
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| 
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|      If the M101/M105 device is not registered to a base, initialization of
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|      the device fails, and a corresponding error message is logged by the
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|      driver. In that situation, a restricted set of functions is available
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|      which includes, in particular, those necessary for registering the device
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|      to a base or for switching it between Fixed Part and Portable Part
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|      modes.
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| 
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| 3.   Troubleshooting
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|      ---------------
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| 3.1. Solutions to frequently reported problems
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|      -----------------------------------------
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|      Problem:
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|         You have a slow provider and isdn4linux gives up dialing too early.
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|      Solution:
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|         Load the isdn module using the dialtimeout option. You can do this e.g.
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|         by adding a line like
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| 
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|            options isdn dialtimeout=15
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| 
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|         to /etc/modprobe.conf. If your distribution has some local module
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|         configuration file like /etc/modprobe.conf.local,
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|         using that should be preferred.
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| 
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|      Problem:
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|         Your isdn script aborts with a message about isdnlog.
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|      Solution:
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|         Try deactivating (or commenting out) isdnlog. This driver does not
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|         support it.
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| 
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|      Problem:
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|         You have two or more DECT data adapters (M101/M105) and only the
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|         first one you turn on works.
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|      Solution:
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|         Select Unimodem mode for all DECT data adapters. (see section 2.4.)
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| 
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|      Problem:
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| 	Messages like this:
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| 	    usb_gigaset 3-2:1.0: Could not initialize the device.
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| 	appear in your syslog.
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|      Solution:
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| 	Check whether your M10x wireless device is correctly registered to the
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| 	Gigaset base. (see section 2.6.)
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| 
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| 3.2. Telling the driver to provide more information
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|      ----------------------------------------------
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|      Building the driver with the "Gigaset debugging" kernel configuration
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|      option (CONFIG_GIGASET_DEBUG) gives it the ability to produce additional
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|      information useful for debugging.
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| 
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|      You can control the amount of debugging information the driver produces by
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|      writing an appropriate value to /sys/module/gigaset/parameters/debug, e.g.
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|         echo 0 > /sys/module/gigaset/parameters/debug
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|      switches off debugging output completely,
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|         echo 0x10a020 > /sys/module/gigaset/parameters/debug
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|      enables the standard set of debugging output messages. These values are
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|      bit patterns where every bit controls a certain type of debugging output.
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|      See the constants DEBUG_* in the source file gigaset.h for details.
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| 
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|      The initial value can be set using the debug parameter when loading the
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|      module "gigaset", e.g. by adding a line
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|         options gigaset debug=0
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|      to /etc/modprobe.conf, ...
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| 
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|      Generated debugging information can be found
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|      - as output of the command
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|          dmesg
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|      - in system log files written by your syslog daemon, usually
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|        in /var/log/, e.g. /var/log/messages.
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| 
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| 3.3. Reporting problems and bugs
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|      ---------------------------
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|      If you can't solve problems with the driver on your own, feel free to
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|      use one of the forums, bug trackers, or mailing lists on
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|          http://sourceforge.net/projects/gigaset307x
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|      or write an electronic mail to the maintainers.
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| 
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|      Try to provide as much information as possible, such as
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|      - distribution
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|      - kernel version (uname -r)
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|      - gcc version (gcc --version)
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|      - hardware architecture (uname -m, ...)
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|      - type and firmware version of your device (base and wireless module,
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|        if any)
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|      - output of "lsusb -v" (if using an USB device)
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|      - error messages
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|      - relevant system log messages (it would help if you activate debug
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|        output as described in 3.2.)
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| 
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|      For help with general configuration problems not specific to our driver,
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|      such as isdn4linux and network configuration issues, please refer to the
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|      appropriate forums and newsgroups.
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| 
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| 3.4. Reporting problem solutions
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|      ---------------------------
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|      If you solved a problem with our drivers, wrote startup scripts for your
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|      distribution, ... feel free to contact us (using one of the places
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|      mentioned in 3.3.). We'd like to add scripts, hints, documentation
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|      to the driver and/or the project web page.
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| 
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| 
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| 4.   Links, other software
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|      ---------------------
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|      - Sourceforge project developing this driver and associated tools
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|          http://sourceforge.net/projects/gigaset307x
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|      - Yahoo! Group on the Siemens Gigaset family of devices
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|          http://de.groups.yahoo.com/group/Siemens-Gigaset
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|      - Siemens Gigaset/T-Sinus compatibility table
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|          http://www.erbze.info/sinus_gigaset.htm
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| 
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| 
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| 5.   Credits
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|      -------
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|      Thanks to
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| 
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|      Karsten Keil
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|         for his help with isdn4linux
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|      Deti Fliegl
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|         for his base driver code
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|      Dennis Dietrich
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|         for his kernel 2.6 patches
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|      Andreas Rummel
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|         for his work and logs to get unimodem mode working
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|      Andreas Degert
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|         for his logs and patches to get cx 100 working
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|      Dietrich Feist
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|         for his generous donation of one M105 and two M101 cordless adapters
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|      Christoph Schweers
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|         for his generous donation of a M34 device
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| 
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|      and all the other people who sent logs and other information.
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| 
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